Water covers over 70% of the Planet and composes approximately 60% of our bodies.
Oceanic Global’s Ocean & Wellness campaign highlights how internal healing and planetary healing go hand-in-hand. This series takes a deep dive into the ocean’s influence on our mental, physical, and spiritual wellbeing. It addresses the healing properties of the ocean and water, and help the community harness these benefits into their own mindfulness practices.
Through a mixture of virtual and in-person programming, Oceanic Global explores how to harness the nurturing properties of the ocean, and bring them into our own mindfulness practices, to inspire and catalyze mutual healing.
Nearly 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. live with mental illness.
45% of young people say climate anxiety is affecting their daily lives and ability to function.
Since the start of the pandemic, anxiety disorder cases have increased by 26%- affecting 76 million additional people.
77% percent of people experience stress that affects theier physical and mental health.
Water has cognitive, emotional, physical, psychological, social, and priritual values.
Being near or having contact with water can lower stress, increase happiness, and boost creativity.
Living near water has been shown to reuce depression and anxiety by 22%.
Ocean waves produce negative ions, which increase oxygen flow to your brain-helping you feel more relaxed.
Sight and sound of water can induce a flood of neurochemicals that increase blood flow to the brain and heart, which promotes relaxation.
When underwater, heart rates naturally slow down, which induces a sense of calm.
WITH JOHN P. MILTON
John P. Milton—a pioneering ecologist, spiritual teacher, meditation master, and Founder of Way of Nature—shares a simple practice to help us reconnect with Mother Earth.
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WITH JAI DEV
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, Jai Dev Singh guided a journey of tapping into the goodness of life and bringing fresh oxygenated air–which comes from the world’s ocean–into our lungs.
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WITH DR. EASKEY BRITTON
Surfer, scientist, and Oceanic Global Ambassador, Dr. Easkey Britton, highlights the healing power of the sea and shares practices to help us deepen our connection with the natural world for the benefit of our mental wellbeing.
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In honor of Mothers Day, Oceanic Global hosted a film screening of Within the Water—a short documentary film exploring the experiences of women with prenatal depression and how the ritual of cold water swimming helped throughout their journey.
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